Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted Ambassador Bashir Isa Gusau, the North-West Youth Leader of the Tinubu/Shettima campaign organization in Zamfara State.
The incident was disclosed on Thursday by security analyst Bakatsine in a statement shared on X.
According to the post, more than 30 armed men stormed Gusau’s residence in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, and forcefully took him away in the presence of his wife.
Bakatsine said security agencies were immediately alerted after the abduction, but as of the time of the report, there had been no trace of the victim or contact from the attackers.
The abduction adds to the growing list of kidnapping incidents linked to banditry in Zamfara and other parts of the Northwest, where residents have continued to express concern over persistent insecurity.
Reacting to the incident, Bakatsine questioned the ongoing wave of attacks, asking how long banditry would continue to plague communities in the region.
“Gunmen suspected to be bandits abducted Ambassador Bashir Isa Gusau, North-West Youth Leader of Tinubu/Shettima, Zamfara Chapter; over 30 armed men stormed his home in Gusau and abducted him before his wife. Security agencies were alerted, but there is no trace yet. How long will these bandit attacks continue?, he wrote on X.
Meanwhile, neither the police nor the state government has yet to officially react to the incident of filing the report.
